Comments from Artists: North America

Hi, I'm Burton Cummings. I want to congratulate Yamaha on 50 years of tremendous keyboards. I have used one for decades myself and still do. Congratulations, Yamaha!

Hi, this is Eric Fares from the Sam Roberts Band. Congratulations Yamaha on 50 years of making amazing synths! From the PC-100 I was fooling around on 40 years ago or so, and the CSs I've had the good luck to use in studios over the years. And the CP and the YCs that I get to use on the road and at home. Thank you. Well done. Congratulations again! I can't wait to see what else you come up with. Wishing you all the best.

Jesse O'Brien here. Happy 50th birthday! Congratulations! My first keyboard was a DX27 back in the day, and I'm so happy to still play Yamaha after all these years. Usually a CP88 and a YC61 just like this. Tonight we've also got a Yamaha Baby electric grand. Congratulations.

Hey there, it's Mike Little with the Universe of Keys. Wow, Yamaha! Fifty years of making synthesizers! What a celebration! I've played these keyboards for about 30 years now, and I've got so many memories made with these keyboards. Right from the CS15 to the SK20, to the DX7, to the SY85, to my MOTIFs, and now to the YCs and the CPs that I play on stage all over the world. I'm so proud to play these keyboards, and I just want to say a sincere congratulations on 50 years. What a legacy! Here's to 50 more!

Epic congrats to Yamaha and the entire team on your 50th anniversary of creating so many of the greatest synths on the planet! From the CS-5 to the MONTAGE M8x, Yamaha continues to serve as the truest musical extension of my soul!

Everyday that I play music, I play a Yamaha Synth - no joke. Congrats on the 50th Anniversary!! CP70 DX7 DX5 Tx802 KX88 CSO1II VL-1M S80 S90 MOTIF8 MOXF8 MONTAGE MODX8…that’s what I’m talking about!! Looking forward to what comes next!! Thank you to the genius programmers at Yamaha. Shout out to Chris Gero, Tony Escueta, Phil Clendenin, Avery Burdette, Jeff Woods, and the Yamaha Family for 25 years of support. Deep Gratitude.

Congrats to Yamaha for 50 years of incredible synths. As an artist, I can always rely on Yamaha to create synthesizers that allow me to express myself and develop my own sound. It’s a pleasure to be a part of such a great legacy. Here’s to 50 more!

My Synth journey started 23 years ago, back in 2001, with Yamaha MOTIF-RACK, which was a gift from my parents. One of the highlights of my career back in 2014 was becoming a Yamaha Synth artist. And it's really been a privilege to want to say thank you guys for the opportunity to partner with you and to make amazing music traveling with Yamaha keyboards all around the world. It's been great. And I just want to say congratulations, 50 years of Synthesizers. Thank you for inspiring and innovation. And here's to another 50 great years of making music together.

Hi, I'm Greg Spero and I've been using Yamaha Synth since I was a little kid. And I've been a Yamaha artist for about eight years, ever since I started touring with Halsey. My really memorable moment was sound layering by MONTAGE. Thanks Yamaha, congratulation 50th Anniversary.

Hey Yamaha congratulations on 50 years of awesome, synth, face melting. You guys are the best in the business. You just keep getting better and better and better. I couldn't do, what I do, without you guys. Congrats, cheers, here is to 50 more years!

Yamaha was one of my first believers in me when i finally took the leap & moved to Nashville to pursue something greater than my little hometown. I use a CP73 stage piano on tour as well as a CS synth & my Revstar Electric Guitar! I am a massive fan of Yamahas instruments & their genuine dedication to excellence. Their sounds are sprinkled across my records and elevate my live show to another level. I am indebted to their generosity!

My name is Will Wells, and I'm a songwriter, producer and performer. I've been Yamaha artist for about 10 years, but I've been playing Yamaha instruments my entire life. In fact, I learned how to play on Yamaha Keyboard laying on the floor in my childhood, listening to my favorite songs and just trying to play them back. It was my Day One. Congratulation to Yamaha Synth 50th Anniversary.